Adjunct Faculty - Engineering Instructor

Black Hawk College; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 955,000 - 1,194,000; Part time

Job summary

Black Hawk College seeks an Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Instructor for the Engineering Department. The candidate will prepare syllabi, develop lectures and activities, and assess student performance, while maintaining equipment and instructional materials.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 2000 documented hours; a Master’s degree is preferred. Prior teaching experience is desirable with strong English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology or related field with 2000 hours of related experience.
• Master’s degree preferred; prior teaching in an accredited institution is desirable.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience in an industrial setting and strong English for classroom instruction.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate component-level understanding of fundamental circuit concepts and control system principles.
• Read and interpret electronic schematic diagrams, process loop diagrams, and P&IDs.
• Perform closed-loop system assembly, system 'Ring-out' and overall operational assessment.
• Perform problem diagnosis/fault isolation, system repair, component calibration and optimal control loop tuning.
• Instruct in a laboratory environment analog and digital circuit operations at a component level.
• Determine, correct and explain the proper operation and calibration of common closed-loop systems.
• Perform simple application programming and I/O interfacing of microcontrollers (uC’s e.g., 8051, PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi).
• Employ IIoT concepts and J1939 CANbus operations in the appropriate courses.

Skills

Schematic diagrams

Control systems

IIoT concepts

Microcontroller I/O

Circuit theory

Laboratory instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Master's degree preferred

2000 documented hours of related experience

Tools

8051 microcontroller

PIC microcontroller

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Job description

Black Hawk College seeks Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Instructor for Engineering Department.

Review of applications will begin immediately

Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing lectures, discussions, and other presentations or activities to enhance the students educational experience; develops, and executes appropriate methods of evaluating students performance; develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material.

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, General Competencies - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (or its equivalent in demonstrated professional competence) or related field with 2000 documented hours of related experience in an engineering technology field. Master’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, or an integrated technology discipline such as Mechatronics is preferred. Previous training or classroom instructional experience at an accredited institution is desirable with documented work experience with demonstrated applied hands‑on experience representative of technical expertise in a professional industrial setting is preferred. Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: ELECTRICAL TRACK - Bachelor’s degree and 2,000 documented hours of related experience in an engineer technology field. Master’s degree (preferred). Experiential Requirements: 2 years documented hands‑on experience with programmable, single-loop and distributed control instruments; industrial experience in an engineering, engineering tech, electronic assembly, quality control, process control, industrial electrical maintenance, electrical supervision in an integrated Mechatronic discipline.

• Demonstrate component-level understanding of fundamental circuit concepts and control system principles. Accurately read and interpret electronic schematic diagrams, process loop diagrams, and pipe and instrument diagrams (P&ID’s);
• Perform closed-loop system assembly, system "Ring-out" and overall operational assessment;
• Perform problem diagnosis/fault isolation, system repair, component calibration and optimal control loop tuning.
• Instruct in a laboratory environment analog and digital circuit operations at a component level,
• Determine, correct and explain the proper operation and calibration of common closed-loop integrated systems composed of electro‑pneumatic, electro‑hydraulic and electro‑mechanical instruments.
• Perform simple application programming and I/O interfacing of microcontrollers (uC’s e.g., 8051, PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi and related uC systems),
• Employ Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) concepts and J1939 CANbus operations and applications in the appropriate courses.

Any instructor hired at Black Hawk College will be required to submit official transcripts at his/her own expense. Transcripts, once submitted, become property of Black Hawk College.

Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum starting pay for adjunct faculty (as of Fall 2024)

• Less Than a Master's Degree = $693.36 per equated hour
• Master's Degree = $808.92 per equated hour
• Doctorate = $866.70 per equated hour

Black Hawk College does not sponsor employment visas.

Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer.